Merchandise-package.



PATENTED MAR. 3, 1903. E. G. FITCH & G. J. OLNEY, JR-

MERCHANDISE PACKAGE.

APPLICATION IILBD MAY 23. 1902.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

EZRA C. FITCH, OF NEWTON, AND CHARLES J. OLNEY, JR., OF WALTHAM,

MASSACHUSETTS, ASSIGNORS TO AMERICAN WALTHAM WATCH COM- PANY, OF WALTHAM, MASSACHUSETTS, A CORPORATION OF MASSA- CI-IUSETTS.

MERCHANDlSE-PACKAG E.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 721,880, dated March 3, 1903. Application filed May 23,1902. Serial No. 108,714. (No modelJ To all whom it may concern: the articles I) and slip c, and after their in- Be it known that we, EZRA C. FITCH, of troduction the holder is closed at its opposite Newton, and CHARLES J. OLNEY, Jr., of Walend by fusing the material at that end and tham, in the county of Middlesex and State of suitably manipulating it to close the entrance 5 Massachusetts, have invented certain new through which the articles and. slip were inand useful Improvements in Merchandiseserted, so that the articles and the slip can Packages, of which the following is a specibe liberated only by breaking the holder. fication. Preferably the two ends of the holder are This invention relates to means for putting fused and are closed by means of adie, which 10 upon the market articles such as watchflattens them, as shown, and adapts them for screws, balance-staffs, &c.; and it has for its the reception of a trade-mark, word, or symobject, first, to enable a manufacturer, es: bol indicating the character of the goods or pecially of watch parts, to put the goods on the place of origin. On the drawings the the market in such manner that their idenends have embossed thereon the letter W,

t 5 tity will be unmistakable, so that they can which may be'the trade-mark of the manube offered for sale as the genuine goods of the facturer of the goods contained in the holder. manufacturer, as claimed. The slip 0 serves as a label, on which may The invention also has for its object to enbe printed the manufacturers name, tradeable minute articles, such as watch-screws mark, or other information relating to or des- -zo and the like, to be put upon the market in ignating the goods. The slip may be made lots of any desirable number and to be exof a color which contrasts strongly with the cluded from the dampness while in storage or color of the articles I) and, if desired, may be on sale and at the same time rendered clearly of such size that it forms a background for visible, so that the seller and the customer more or less of said articles, so that they can 25 can readily distinguish the goods without be more clearly seen through the transpartouching or handling the same. ent wall of the holder than would be the case The invention consists in the improvements if the slip were'not provided. which we will now proceed to describe and It will be seen that the articles put up as claim. above set forth are closely identified with 30 Of the accompanying drawings, forming a the makers name by the label, so that a cuspart of this specification, Figure 1 represents tomer desiring the goods of that maker and a plan view of a package embodying our inknowing that said goods are put up in the vention. Fig. 2 represents a longitudinal form described cannot be deceived by a dealer section of the same. Fig. 3 represents an enwho desires to supply goods of another maker.

3 5 larged section on the line 3 3 of Fig. 2. It will be observed that the slip cis loosely The same reference characters indicate the inserted'in the holder 0, so that a distinctive same parts in all the figures. slip can be used with each kind or quality of 8 5 In carrying out our invention We provide articles I) inclosed. To further identify the a holder a, made of transparent material and goods contained in the holder, the holders 40 preferably fusible material, such as glass, may be made of glass tinted in various coland inclose therein a suitable quantity of the ors or variously striped. For instance, the articles to be ofiered for sale, the articles beholder has astripe d,whic h may be red to ining, for example, watch-screws b or other dicate certain kinds orgrades of goods, other parts of watches. We also inclose in the colors being used for other kinds or grades 5 holder a slip 0, preferably of paper, the obof goods.

jects of said slip being set forth hereinafter. It is obvious that so far as the insepara- The holder at is preferably tubular and is bility of the inclosed articles and the label- 5 closed at one end prior to the introduction of slip is concerned our invention may be used for putting up articles of any suitable kind and size and is not limited to minute articles, such as watch-screws, &c.

\Ve claim- 1. Apackage comprising a holder of transparent material, minute articles of merchandise inclosed therein, and an identifyingslip inclosed loosely with said articles.

2. A package comprising aholder made of glass and closed so that breakage is required to liberate its contents, articles of merchandise inclosed therein, and a slip inclosed loosely with the articles, the said slip identifying the inclosed articles.

3. A package comprising articles of merchandise,alabel appropriately inscribed relatively thereto, and a closed transparent holder whereby the articles and label are held in close proximity to each other, said articles and label being inaccessible excepting after breakage of the holder.

4:. A package comprising a holder made of glass and closed so that breakage is required to liberate its contents, articles of merchandise inclosed therein, said holder having flattened ends for the reception of a trade-mark or other symbol.

5. A package comprising a holder made of glass and closed so that breakage is required to liberate its contents, articles of merchandise inclosed therein, said holder having distinguishing color characteristics for the goods therein.

6. As a new article of manufacture, a transparent casing for minute articles of merchandise, said casing containing an identifying-slip.

7. A holder for articles of merchandise, said holder being made of glass and closed so that breakage is required to open it, and a slip loosely inclosed in said holder and bearing identification-marks.

In testimony whereof we have afiixed our signatures in presence of two witnesses.

EZRA C. FITCH. CHARLES J. OLNEY, JR.

Witnesses:

CHAS. F. SMITH, WILLIAM H. JOHNSON. 

